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The definition of a hoard is a large supply of something that is often hidden or stored for future use.

(noun)

An example of a hoard is a large collection of gold coins.

To hoard is defined as to collect or amass large amounts of goods and money which will typically then be stored away and kept in reserve.

(verb)

An example of hoard is when you collect lots of stuff and fill your house up with it even if you aren't using all of it.

See hoard in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a supply stored up and hidden or kept in reserve

Origin: ME hord < OE, akin to Ger hort, Goth huzd < IE *keus- < base *(s)keu-, to cover, conceal > hide, Gr skylos, animal's skin

intransitive verb

to get and store away money, goods, etc.

transitive verb

to accumulate and hide or keep in reserve

Related Forms:

hoarder noun
hoarding noun

See hoard in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A hidden fund or supply stored for future use; a cache.

verb hoard·ed, hoard·ing, hoards

verb, intransitive

To gather or accumulate a hoard.

verb, transitive

To accumulate a hoard of.
To keep hidden or private.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hord

Origin: , from Old English; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

hoardˈer noun

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